SLA orders Thampalakamam Tamils to register names

[TamilNet, Friday, 06 April 2007, 01:56 GMT]Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Thursday ordered all residents of Thampalakamam, a traditional Tamil village, located along Trincomalee-Kandy road, about 24 km off southwest of east port town, to register their names with addresses and other related details with the police station located in Kovilady area before Thursday evening, civil sources said.

Residents who were unable to do so were given time till Friday evening to register their names at Soorankal police station.